The Touch of Eternal Sorrow (Altarieno Series #3)

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Dealing with the brain algorithm is the most complex among all computations. We have to decipher whether the piece of puzzle belongs to its group through the feels and solve the logic behind the familiar duplication of a place, event, or... a person. And there is a hurdle: we will never know if we are right because there is no exact standard for such real-life things. It varies. It always does.

Seventh day of May, Sunday morning. My mind can't seem to forget what happened during that date. It's like there is some repeating flashbacks inserted in my veins. What's more shocking is... it did happen again.

Sixteenth of June, Friday afternoon. I saw her ashes displayed in front the moment she died. But then... it was until forty days before I think... I saw her reincarnation.

She was... reborn. Because... what else can I call it?

A miracle?

"Bro, shut up!" Gabriel jokingly pat my shoulders down. Every time I am telling something serious, he always thinks that I am just kidding around.

Napailing na lang ako.

"Wait... are you being for real?" Karl thought so.

"What do you mean?" Tinampal niya ako nang bahagya nang hindi ako sumagot. "Tang ina, totoo nga?"

"Hindi ako ganito magbiro."

"What... the..." Karl showed me his right arm. "Tumatayo ang balahibo ko sa'yo, gago ka! Paanong mangyayaring nakita mo si Mea sa Shamxia? Sigurado ka bang hindi ka minumulto ng girlfriend mo?"

Kinunutan ko siya ng noo. "Hindi ka ba nakikinig? Ang sabi ko, kamukha lang!"

"Even so! That's creepy!"

"Hindi kaya... reincarnation?"

Ngumiwi ako. "Naisip ko na iyan."

Napabangon si Karl sa kaniyang kama at patakbong lumapit sa amin. Himala na yata na humiwalay ang katawan niya sa higaan. Ganoon siya katamad.

"Baka... may gumaya sa mukha niya? Iyong nagpaparetoke?" Mahinang bulong niya at saka inayos ang hoodie niya na nakasuot lang sa kaniyang leeg kanina. "I saw that one movie. Puta, sobrang weird at spooky. I would never want that happen to me!"

Never heard of that. "Why would someone do such thing?"

"Revenge?"

"Wala namang naging kaaway si Rhys." Gabriel said. "At kailan ka pa natutong manood ng mga movies? Akala ko... pornhub for life lang?"

"Moderate na muna. Last night, nahuli ako ni Mama na nanonood sa desktop. Baka akalain niyang manyakis talaga ang anak niyang engineer."

"Feel na feel talaga ni gago!"

He smirked. "Of course! What are our degrees for?"

"For you to actually work?"

Natinag kaming lahat nang umalingawngaw ang boses ni Tita Karla. As obvious, Karl's mother.

"Good morning, Tita..." Umayos ako ng upo.

"Morning, Tita." Si Gabriel.

"Rhys, Gab..." Pagtawag niya sa amin, hindi inaalis ang paningin kay Karl. "Wala ba kayong gagawin ngayong araw?"

Mahinang sumipol si Gabriel.

We both know where is the heading to.

"Oo nga, Tita. Nakalimutan ko..." Napakamot ako kunwari ng ulo. "I'm sorry, I have some things to work on."

"Me, too..." From the side, I can see Karl's eyes. He is trying to threaten us. Bigla ay gusto kong humagalpak ng tawa.

Well... even college graduates are still babied by their parents. Especially those who are not ready to settle.